Game Recap

Game Recap

LANGLEY, British Columbia – The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns forced Trinity Western University’s women’s basketball team into a program high 42 turnovers on their way to a 73-49 win over the Spartans Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. The loss drops the Spartans to 2-6, while the win moves the Pronghorns to 5-5.

“We had high hopes for this weekend and we are disappointed that we finished with two losses. The record that we set tonight is not one you do not want to set,” commented TWU head coach Kerby Court. “The good news is that we have a month to get better and we will try to use the time as best we can to prepare for the second half of the season.”

Prior to tonight the TWU record for turnovers was 39, which was set in a 92-58 loss to the Winnipeg Wesmen on Nov. 12, 1999. The turnovers overshadowed a fine shooting performance by the Spartans who hit for a season high 50 percent, 19-38, from the field.

Emily Knauff of Maple Ridge, B.C. with 15 points and four rebounds and Lauren Doubroff of Surrey, B.C. with 12 points and seven rebounds led the Spartans, while Stephanie Price of Calgary with 22 points and five steals, Lauren Taal of Lethbridge with 14 points and seven rebounds and Sam Hornquist of Fernie, B.C. with 13 points led the Pronghorns.

The Pronghorns forced the Spartans into 23 turnovers in the first 20 minutes, while Lethbridge only committed 10 turnovers in the first half. The plus 13 possessions on turnovers could have resulted in a large Lethbridge lead if not for TWU shooting 56.4 percent from the field to Lethbridges 32.3 percent. The result was a half that ended with the Pronghorns leading the Spartans by one point 27-26. Doubroff and Emily Knauff led TWU with eight points each, while Taal hit for 10 points for Lethbridge.

In the second half the pesky Pronghorns continued to cause problems for the Spartans as TWU committed another nine turners in the third quarter to fall behind 49-38 at the end of 30 minutes. Lethbridge shooting in the quarter matched the Spartans at 50 percent as the Pronghorns outscored TWU 22 to 12.

The final ten minutes were no different as TWU committed another 10 turnovers as the Pronghorns outscored the Spartans 24 to 11 in the final frame to take the contest 73-49.

Next up for the Spartans is a break for exams. After Christmas the Spartans will head to Idaho for the Lewis and Clark State Tournament on Jan. 1 and Jan. 2. Their next Canada West games are on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 when they will travel to Saskatoon and Edmonton to play the Huskies and the Pandas.

Game Notes: Lethbridge finished with 23 turnovers …The Spartans held the rebounding edge 31-28… The Spartans shot 50.0 percent (19-38) from the field, 30 percent (3-10) from the three point line and 47.1 percent (8-17) from the foul line, while the Pronghorns shot 41.8 percent (23-55), 23.1 percent (3-13) and 72.7 percent (24-33) respectively… TWU is celebrating their tenth anniversary in the CIS…The Spartans women’s basketball team earned the school’s first ever CIS win against the Pronghorns on Fri. Nov. 5, 1999 when they defeated Lethbridge 82-70…